Construction starts on San Diego's largest ever Master-planned community

Civita land plan calls for more than 4,700 homes, nearly 1 million square feet of commercial development and several dozen acres in parkland and open space.

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Grading has begun on the 230.5-acre Civita project in Mission Valley. The Civita land plan calls for more than 4,700 homes, nearly 1 million square feet of commercial development and several dozen acres in parkland and open space. Development is expected to continue for 12 to 15 years. The Civita Civic Center is to include a plaza, amphitheater and museum on the history of Mission Valley.

But unlike past large-scale projects in the valley, Civita promises a new direction toward the goal of creating San Diego as a "city of villages," where walkability, livability and sustainability will dominate.

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